一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
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1 to do two things at once (idiom)
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2 to multitask
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3 to divide one's attention
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
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1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
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1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
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1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
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1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
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1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
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2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
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3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
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1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
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2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
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1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
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2 to allow room for error
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
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1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
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1 commonly used phrase
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2 idiom
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3 colloquial usage
无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn
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1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
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1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
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1 ample scope for abilities
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2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng
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1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
习惯用语
xí guàn yòng yǔ
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1 idiom
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2 idiomatic expression
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3 habitual form of speech (grammar)
运用自如
yùn yòng zì rú
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1 to have a fluent command of (idiom)